Defragmentation / Reintegration #14
Yesterday’s Office of Readings sounded like it was meant specifically for these times we’re living in (but that’s to be expected, as God’s word is TIMELESS) I repeat the directions I gave you when I...
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What’s the best way to topple a crisis off its #1 spot? Have another crisis. So… in the interest of not depressing/scaring any more people, or myself, here’s something that never fails to lift me up,...
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Pondering all this, today. Love and suffering: paradox of love by Alice von Hildebrand Until it starts loving the human heart hibernates. This affective response (sanctioned by the will) is a response...
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Freedom of Detachment I’m not going to quote. There’s too much to unpack here.
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Day 20+ and still haven’t figured it all out. Maybe there’s no figuring it out. Maybe some broken things just remain broken and there’s nothing that can be done about it. Maybe God can still take those...
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Twenty-one days. No closer to an answer. Hanging up the broken pieces of my soul. Lord, do with me as You will.
View ArticleThe Gentle and Arduous Task of Shepherding Little Souls
Yesterday after supper, the 6-year-old squeezed himself into the space between me and the back of the couch while I tried to catch up on reading. He does this often, using me alternately as pillow,...
View ArticleWhat is Sainthood?
Image: Steven Kamps I wrote this July 5 in response to a question at CTG, and so I’m posting here in hopes that its helpful for my kids and anyone else passing through: what is sainthood? humility...
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